The Wake-up Call


Keesler Field, Mississippi
Air Force Basic Training
World War Two

Each and every 4:30am
The barracks loud-speaker
Sadistically demanded
"You gotta get up"
And with added impertinence
"Rise and Shine"

Well
They made me
Get and rise up
But they couldn't force me to
Shine

I wouldn't shine
I didn't shine
I refused to shine

I GLOWERED

Glowering
Each and every day
I became a masterful
Glower-er

I was a citizen
Free, at least, to
Glower

That's the American way

by Glowering Stan Cooper...5/24/2011 graphic by Don Hunt




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Written on 2011-09-11 at 16:42

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Neelima
Funny recap!
2011-09-17



"Wakey, wakey, wakey," shouted the boss at 6:30 every damned morning! Nice stuff, Stan/Don :-)
2011-09-12


ken d williams The PoetBay support member heart!
'' WAKEY , WAKEY ''
'' HANDS OFF COCKES''
'' ON WITH YOUR SOCK'S''

The British way !
Ken
2011-09-11